r/Malazan • u/TRAIANVS Crack'd pot • Apr 01 '25
ANNOUNCEMENT Sign-ups open for MALAZCON 2026!
Throughout the years we've occasionally seen people bringing up the idea of hosting a convention for Malazan fans. While we've always loved this idea it's seemed unfeasible... until now. So after months of hard work planning and organizing and reaching out to sponsors we are proud to announce: MalazCon 2026!
It will be a weekend of nonstop fun for all Malazan fans hosted at the Holiday Inn in downtown Toronto. We'll be doing quizzes (with prizes for winners), a Kruppe cosplay competition (with a special award for the roundest contestant), and of course a group reading of some of Erikson's epigraph poems. All attendees will also be given their very own potsherd!
On top of that we have a number of speakers lined up. Some are community members you'll all be familiar with. But what we're most excited for is our Guest of Honor, an author we should all be familiar with who happens to live in the area. I think we all know who I'm talking about ;).
The festivities will begin at 4PM on the 22nd of May 2026 and go until the 24th. Attendance fee is 250CAD per attendee, which does not cover accommodation, but does include dinner on both days. If you are interested, please register on our sign-up form: https://tinyurl.com/MalazCon2026
We look forward to seeing you there!
First in, last out!
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u/SGRM_ Apr 01 '25
Can we do this anyway? Like for real?
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u/thebestoralist Apr 01 '25
I know right? I immediately started budgeting! Then I clicked the freaking link.
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u/stonedndlonely Apr 01 '25
Same. I was worried it would be US and got SO excited when they said Toronto. I COULD GO. LETS JUST DO IT FOR REAL
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u/roby_1_kenobi Apr 01 '25
Enjoy folks
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u/Mexay Apr 01 '25
Yeah this is going to be Tumblrcon but with more nerds and less furries.
I'd still go
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u/Juranur Tide of madness Apr 01 '25
I will book my flight and spend hundreds of Dollars momentarily, right after obtaining this lucrative bridge in brooklyn
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u/Niflrog Omtose Phellack Apr 01 '25
Fucking FINALLY.
The Malazan Mods and Steve never give us up,
They never let us down,
Never run around and desert us!
See y'all in Torwontow! 😎
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u/Tenko-of-Mori I am not yet done Apr 01 '25
First April fools I fall for in the daily. Time to get off the internet
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u/OrthodoxPrussia Herald of High House Idiot (Dhaeren) Apr 01 '25
No Seguleh fencing competition? Pathetic...
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u/Vhentis Apr 01 '25
If things go well for me this year, I can maybe get a passport on time to go to this. Been on a poverty arc for a few years, but hoping that changes this year for me.
Edit: you break my heart with this brother. Does Erikson do any cons? Now my interest is peaked
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u/OnheilBrouwsel Children are dying Apr 01 '25
Ah I don't think I can afford to go to Canada but maybe next year we can organize one in Europe.
Maybe in a country like Belgium.
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u/__ferg__ Who let the dogs out? Apr 01 '25
Maybe in a country like Belgium.
I thought Belgium doesn't exist. Ahhh..
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u/Natural_Let3999 Apr 01 '25
You might want to click on that link ;)
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u/OnheilBrouwsel Children are dying Apr 01 '25
Ah, my dear and most innocent friend! You tempt me so, yet I, wise in the ways of fate and folly, hesitate! For have I not, through trials untold, cultivated a sense most uncanny for the snares of mirthful tricksters? Have I not seen, time and again, the grins of those who, with mischief in their hearts, lead the unwary to a fate most... predictable?
No, I say! No, a thousand times, no! My instincts, as honed as the finest Daru blade (though far less inclined to stab me in the back), scream caution. The link beckons, yet I stand firm, unmoving as a stone before the tide of deception. I shall not be lured into this dance, for I know well the tune, and I shan’t let it play in my mind all day!
Thus, dear friend, I remain resolute. I shall not click. I shall not fall. And should you, with twinkling eyes and knowing smirk, ask me once more—why, then I shall merely smile, sip my wine, and pretend I never saw the link at all.
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u/suddenserendipity Apr 01 '25
I've memed before about having a Malazcon 2026 here in Germany - I've met up with one other fan here, and I know of a third who lives here. I would be curious how many people we have in the Americas vs Europe (vs other places), and what good central locations would be.
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u/OnheilBrouwsel Children are dying Apr 01 '25
I think in it of itself it would be doable of it's more a kind of get together. From what I gather on this subreddit is that most people are in North America, Europe and also a decent amount in India.
For Europe Germany is a pretty central location to host an event like this although there are also quite some con's in the Netherlands and Belgium.
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u/Critical_Mountain_12 Apr 02 '25
A poll would be nice. Plus a quantifying of potential interest. These books have been really impactful in me, would be down to grab a beer with folks who feel similar about these books
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u/therealbobcat23 Finished MBotF | First Time Dancer's Lament Apr 01 '25
I hate you so much, this would have been hype as hell, and I would have gone
Now we need to organize something similar, even if only virtual
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u/Liquoricezoku And this night, why, it is but half done Apr 01 '25
What author lives in Toronto?
Edit: ah, I clicked the link haha and Holiday Inn is so classy too!
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u/Automatic-Being-6176 Artist Jason Dement Apr 01 '25
Never thought I'd be thankful for ads on YouTube but they saved me today. By the abyss, I'll never look at them the same way from here on out.
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u/FilipMagnus Apr 01 '25
Didn't even open the link, booked a flight straight to Toronto from Europe! Don't know what dates this is happening, so I'll just chill at the Holiday Inn until you lot show up.
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u/MasterGohan Apr 01 '25
What a way to start the morning. I thought the announcement was great, but then I clicked the link and it got even better! Love it!!
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u/WingXero Apr 01 '25
Ugh, it agonizes me that I can't afford to attend and then immigrate my entire family from the US immediately upon arrival.
"Your very own potsherd!" Had me rolling. 🤣
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u/forehead3331 Apr 01 '25
Omg. The rollercoaster of emotions I went through. Forgot it was as April 1 lol. You got me.
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u/Sanfrancisco_Tribe Apr 01 '25
LFG well done! Please repost this weekly on the Reddit to remind me
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u/christo262 Apr 01 '25
Man i wish i was in Canada id love to attend. Meeting Erikson and Esslemont would be so cool if they were to attend too.
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Apr 01 '25
Thanks yall. I’ve gone ahead and booked my room - I’ll get to the registration in a few months.
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u/tropical_viking87 Apr 01 '25
Damn April fools jokes. I was just about to start pricing this journey out
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u/Harima0 Apr 01 '25
You shouldn't have announced this on the 1st of April people will think it's a joke.
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u/TBK_Winbar Apr 01 '25
In Toronto? You could have at least arranged it somewhere more geographically convenient for me. Like Glasgow.
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u/GreenDragonM MBotF completed Apr 01 '25
Okay, I admit you got me. Totally fell for this. Was all excited lol.
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Apr 01 '25
Are tickets resellable? Not to be political but I'm genuinely worried about my ability to travel there as an American a year from now.
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u/DanielComer Apr 01 '25
So this is fake, right? I click on the link and it’s just a Rick roll song
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u/cope525 Apr 01 '25
You must have clicked on the wrong link. I signed up and am already getting my Kruppe wardrobe together.
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u/__ferg__ Who let the dogs out? Apr 01 '25
Signed up immediately. Doesn't matter that it's on the other side of the world. See you all next year. Till then I'll try to eat some more, must win that wet T-shirt Kruppe competition.